Owls of the United States and Canada : a complete guide to their biology and behavior /

There is no group of birds more mysterious and fascinating than owls. They have become the stuff of lore and legend - from the Roman myth that an owl foot could reveal secrets to the First Nations belief that an owl feather could give a newborn better night vision. In this gorgeous book, celebrated...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Lynch, Wayne
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2007.
Temas:
Owls > United States.
Owls > Canada.
Owls > Behavior > United States.
Owls > Behavior > Canada.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Zoology > Ornithology.
NATURE > Birdwatching Guides.
NATURE > Animals > Birds.
Owls
Owls > Behavior
Canada
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction : Owl addiction
  • ch. 1. Anatomy of an owl
  • Paleocene origins
  • WMDs : weapons of mouse destruction
  • On wings that whisper
  • Colors that disguise
  • Fretting with feathers
  • ch. 2. Son et lumière
  • Sound advice
  • The handicap of darkness
  • The eyes of owls
  • The nocturnal syndrome
  • ch. 3. Haunts and hideaways
  • From tundra and taiga to mountains and marshlands
  • Floaters
  • Hot and cold weather woes
  • Roost rewards
  • Fleeing from winter
  • Owl invasions
  • ch. 4. The owlish appetite
  • Foods that fight back
  • Pellet diaries
  • Hunting techniques
  • Hoarding for hard times
  • ch. 5. Family life
  • Who gives a hoot?
  • Courtship conduct
  • House hunting
  • The cloacal kiss
  • Oology
  • The tedium of incubation
  • Sexual dimorphism : the great debate
  • ch. 6. The next generation
  • Early chick life
  • Asynchronous hatching : a strategy
  • Life in the nest
  • Roamers, branchers, and homebodies
  • The young and the restless
  • ch. 7. Predators, pirates, and pests
  • Kleptoparasitism
  • A call to arms
  • ch. 8. Owls and humans
  • HIPPO
  • Appendix : Scientific names of plants and animals
  • References
  • Index.

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